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NOTRE DAME, IND. - Mark Quatrani scored on an error in the ninth inning in Notre Dame’s 8-7 win over No. 14 Clemson at Frank Eck Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Fighting Irish, who took a 2-0 lead in the series, improved to 13-6 overall and 5-3 in the ACC. The Tigers dropped to 18-6 overall and 1-4 in ACC play.
The Fighting Irish struck first with three runs in the first inning, highlighted by Bino Watters’ two-run single. Jacob Jarrell led off the top of the second inning with his 10th homer of the season, then Drew Berkland belted a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning. Clemson answered with a run in the third inning on Tryston McCladdie’s infield single.
Jack Crighton grounded a two-run double in the fifth inning to tie the score, then he scored the go-ahead run on Luke Gaffney’s sacrifice fly. Davis Johnson led off the sixth inning with a homer to tie the score, then Gaffney lined a two-run single in the seventh inning to give Clemson a 7-5 lead. In the eighth inning, Jayce Lee laced a two-run homer on an 0-2 pitch to tie the score.
In the ninth inning, Notre Dame loaded the bases with one out. Parker Brzustewicz hit a grounder to Tyler Lichtenberger, who threw home for the second out, but the throw to first base hit Brzustewicz, allowing Quatrani to score the winning run.
Eli Thurmond (1-1) pitched the ninth inning to earn the win, while Danny Nelson (0-1) suffered the loss. Dion Brown pitched 3.0 scoreless innings in relief as well.
The series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m.